Maharashtra polls 2024: Sanjay Raut slams PM Modi's 'Ek hai toh safe hai' remark

Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comment Ek hai toh safe hai made during a rally in Dhule suggesting that unity under the BJP is essential for the safety of Maharashtra reported news agency ANIMaharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 Sanjay Raut questions PM ModiRaut questioned the necessity of such remarks asserting that the people of Maharashtra already feel safe and desire increased security by ousting the BJP from powerHe said Why has the need arisen for the PM to say things like these Batenge toh katenge did not work here and the people of Maharashtra threw it out Now ek hain toh safe hain who is he trying to unite and who is he trying to save Are all the people of the state and country not yours We are safe in Maharashtra and we want to be safer so we will throw BJP out to ANIMaharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 PM Modi attacks MVA coalitionThe Prime Ministers comments were aimed at the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA coalition which consists of the Shiv Sena UBT Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party NCPOn Friday Modi likened the MVA to a vehicle without wheels or brakes criticising them for misgovernance and accusing them of looting the people of MaharashtraHe said MVAs gaadi has neither wheels nor brakes and theres a fight as to who will sit on the drivers seat Their only aim in politics is to loot people When people like MVA form government they cause hindrances in every government policy and development in Dhule ahead of the November 20 Assembly electionsAdditionally Modi targeted the Congress party alleging that it seeks to create divisions among tribal communities drawing a historical parallel to the partition of IndiaMaharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 PM Modis Ek hai toh safe hai remarkHe remarked Congress agenda is to create a rift between all the tribal communities of the country When Congress tried this conspiracy with religious groups it led to the partition of the country Now Congress is inciting SC ST and OBC categories against each other There can be no bigger conspiracy for India You will stay strong as long as you stay united Ek hai toh safe hairdquoDuring his address PM Modi highlighted the development initiatives undertaken by the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra and promised to continue this momentum if they were to return to powerHe encouraged the electorate to support the Mahayuti coalition and said BJP Mahayuti and each candidate of Mahayuti needs your blessings I assure you that the speed of development in Maharashtra in the last 25 years will be continued We will take the growth of Maharashtra to new heights in the next five years It is only the Mahayuti that can provide the good governance that Maharashtra needsAs Maharashtra approaches its assembly elections on November 20 the political landscape remains charged The opposition MVA coalition is vying to reclaim power against the ruling Mahayuti alliance which includes Eknath Shindes Shiv Sena the BJP and Ajit Pawars NCP The results of the elections are scheduled for November 23In the previous assembly elections of 2019 the BJP secured 105 seats Shiv Sena won 56 and Congress obtained 44 seats while in 2014 the BJP won 122 seats Shiv Sena 63 and Congress 42 The current electoral dynamics suggest a critical contest aheadWith inputs from ANI